Where does “emeritus” come from?

emeritus (Finnish) comes from Latin emeritus, from Latin emereo, from Latin mereō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mer- — to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to...

emeritus (Finnish): emeritus male person who is retired from active service, chiefly used of university professors, bishops and holders of other high-ranking positions, often added in their previous title

Definitions

  1. emeritus male person who is retired from active service, chiefly used of university professors, bishops and holders of other high-ranking positions, often added in their previous title

Ancestry of “emeritus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinemeritusearned, merited, having been earned; served,...
2LatinemereoI earn, merit, gain by service; I serve out; I...
3Latinmereōto deserve, merit
4Proto-Indo-European(s)mer-to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to...

Words derived from “emeritus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mer- →Every word from Latin mereō →Every word from Latin emereo →